Fame on Fire — singer Bryan Kuznitz, Blake Saul (guitarist), Paul Spirou(bass), and Alex Roman (drums) — last week announced their new album The Death Card. It arrives September 6 on Hopeless Records. Pre-order it here.
Today, the band drops the official video for the new single "Suicide (The Lovers)." Watch the contemplative, story-driven clip, which will take on you a journey through multiple emotions and is bathed in blue tones, here.
The song is essentially about the idea of going all in for love, and it employs all the drama of a classic tragedy. Cinematic keys and hooks live alongside an ominous spoken-word on the bridge: "Dear beloved we are here today in the final resting place to seal their fate."
"It's a Romeo & Juliet-style story," Kuznitz reveals. "The sentiment is 'If I'm going to love you, I'm going to die for it, and I'm okay with that.' With 'The Lovers Card,' you're sacrificing your life to make a relationship work."
Tarot cards might give perspective, soothe the uncertainty of mental health, or simply enable you to make better sense of your life. Fame on Fire use music in much the same way. The Florida quartet process frustrations, fears, and feelings with a malleable musicality, matching emotions to moments of precise hard rock, piano-laden melody, manic electronics, and relatable pop catharsis. After generating over 100 million streams, packing shows, and earning acclaim, the band ponder fate and the future on their third full-length offering, The Death Card [Hopeless Records].
The band initially materialized out of South Florida with a distinct and dynamic vision. Following a series of inventive and innovative viral covers, they served up the original Transitions EP in 2017. They maintained their momentum with 2020's LEVELS. "Her Eyes" gathered over 15.5 million Spotify streams followed by "HEADSPACE" [feat. POORSTACY] with 13.1 million Spotify streams. Welcome to the Chaos saw them ascend yet again fueled by the likes of "Plastic Heart" and "Welcome to the Chaos" [feat. Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills]. The latter vaulted into the Top 15 at Rock Radio. The band also toured alongside Falling In Reverse, Ice Nine Kills, and ONE OK ROCK. In between selling out headline gigs, the guys decamped to Los Angeles in order to record Death Card with producer Erik Ron [Godsmack, Motionless In White, Panic! At The Disco]. "This was our first time working with a producer," recalls Bryan. "Erik kept us on track, and he pushed me as a lyricist and songwriter to make everything cohesive." Threading this body of work together even tighter, each song corresponds to its own tarot card.
Fame on Fire will return to the road this fall, supporting Wage War. All dates are below.
FAME ON FIRE ON TOUR:
WITH WAGE WAR, ERRA, + THROWN:
9/26 — St. Paul, MN — XCEL Center - KXXR Radio Show
9/27 — Belvidere, IL — The Apollo Theatre
9/28 — Detroit, MI — Pine Knob Music Theatre - WRIF RIFF FEST
9/29 — Chicago, IL — Radius
10/1 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
10/2 — Cincinnati, OH — Andrew J Brady Theater
10/4 — Wallingford, CT — The Dome at Oakdale
10/5 — Montclair, NJ — The Wellmont Theater
10/6 — Boston, MA — Roadrunner
10/8 — Philadelphia, PA — The Fillmore Philadelphia
10/9 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
10/11 — Sauget, IL — Pop's Nightclub
10/12 — Little Rock, AR — Little Rock Hall
10/13 — Mobile, AL — Soul Kitchen
10/15 — Dallas, TX — The Factory
10/17 — Denver, CO — The Fillmore Auditorium
10/18 — Salt Lake City, UT — Rockwell at The Complex
10/19 — Boise, ID — Revolution
10/22 — Tacoma, WA — Temple Theatre
10/23 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theater
10/25 — Pomona, CA — Fox Theater
10/26 — San Diego, CA — The Sound
10/27 — Tempe, AZ — The Marquee
10/29 — San Antonio, TX — Boeing Center at Tech Port Arena
10/30 — Houston, TX — White Oak Music Hall
11/1 — Orlando, FL — Addition Financial Arena - WJRR Halloweenie Roast
11/2 — Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues
11/3 — Atlanta, GA — The Eastern
